Revit Host Roof On Reference Plan

Create tab draw panel reference plane to draw a line.

Revit host roof on reference plan.

Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset. Did you know that there are differences between drawing a reference plane from right to left versus drawing one from left to right. Convert a hosted family to face based or non hosted family this is a short excerpt from revit. For more details on what you can copy and monitor in revit see about copy monitor.

Here i am using 2 reference planes to control the start and end of the roof extrusion. On the draw panel click line. Next navigate to the architecture tab roof dropdown roof by footprint as per the image below. Structure tab work plane panel reference plane systems tab work plane panel reference plane family editor.

Creating a roof in revit roof by footprint go to your desired plan view to begin modelling you roof. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level. Take the above example. Hosting elements to reference planes in revit is a technique used by many but only fully understood by few.

Tips tricks and troubleshooting by paul f. The most overlooked part of the entire process is drawing the reference plane itself. That is the vertical reference planes on the left and right hand side of the image. In this image we are looking down plan view on to the top of an extruded roof i ll show you how to create these later on in the course.

Create tab datum panel reference plane conceptual design environment. This view should ideally have been generated from the level that will act as the host or base level for your new roof construction.